Breaking: Atlanta-area Gas Panic

Hannity ^ | 8/31/2005 | Pyro7480

[Pyro7480]

WSB, via Hannity, reporting that a urban legend is going around about gas shortages, causing a panic in people, who are rushing to gas stations. Reporter said regular gas prices at one station was above $4.

[John Lenin]

When all else fails

[PaulaB]

In Texas we are fine..

who is starting the panic?

I mean as long as

the Saudi Prince has his mansions..

we are still fine...

if we see him moving then maybe we should panic

/sarcasm

[doodad]

oh and the rumor started at about 2:30 that the stations were shutting down statewide at 3 then 4 then 5. Hurry top off! I did indeed see gas jump as much as $1 in 8 hours though.

[finnman69]

Once the gasoline runs out, food deliveries stop.

Then watch what happens.

[Constantine XIII]

OH man, that's great.

[The Turbanator]

I just went blind and my clothes caught fire.

Didn't I tell you to stop playing with that thing?

[atomicpossum]

I'm gonna convert my car to run on human blood!

Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[Republicus2001]

Wait until Year Zero

[Siobhan]

Don't panic!

Never thought I would see you quote the front page of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

[RightWhale]

80% of Georgia's gasoline was delivered via the pipeline

Probably. It will take a while to do two things:
organize cross-country tanker trucks;
fill the pipeline from alternative sources.

[pabianice]

Premium hit $3.03/gallon today in MA ($2.81 for regular).

[Republicus2001]

Wait until Year Zero

[defenderSD]

Why post this stuff...aren't you adding to the panic? Here in Phoenix, AZ gas is still $2.63 per gallon, the weather is hot, but in a psychological sense folks here are staying cool as the other side of the pillow. No anxiety, no gas lines, no panic.

[atomicpossum]

[since1868]

Last night I paid 2.69 it went up to 2.89 for regular in Northern Va.

[Dems_R_Losers]

Hell, now I'm afraid to leave my office. I have to drive home past a Hess station that is right on a very busy corner. It causes traffic jams all the time because cheapskates want to save 2 cents on a gallon of gas. If there is a line to get in this station it will take me an hour to get home. :(

BTW, I filled up yesterday, and my husband filled up our other cars. He works at home, and I can if I have to. So I think we will be OK until this stupid panic subsides. But I have a sister in the Atlanta area who commutes 50 miles each day and does not live anywhere near public transportation. She is screwed if she can't get any gas.

[PaulaB]

I'm gonna convert my car to run on human blood!

Sick

but funny.....

[moonpie57]

I'm in middle GA. There have been lines out onto the roads with people trying to get gas. On the news they are saying that some reported the gas prices going up as they were pumping it. One person would pay one price and the next was charged a higher price.

Gov. Perdue is holding a press conference right now. From what I understand he has gotten reports of price gouging and says it won't be tolerated.